Bread-rack



W. L. BAKER.

BREAD RACK.

APPLICATION man APR. 16, 1919. 1,322,173. v Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WARREN L. BAKER, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BREAD-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

Application filed April 16, 1919. Serial No. 290,474.

10 for receiving the bread as it comes from the ovens, and the purpose of the invention is to provide means whereby the loading of the bread on to the trays and the removal of the bread therefrom is facilitated.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the invention,

Figure 1 is a front view of a bread rack; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of 20 the upper portion of the rack;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of one of the fittings for latching the shelves together;

Fig. 5 is a side tings; and, i

Fig. 6 is a detail view showing a stop on one of the uprights of the supporting frame and also showing a portion of one of the trays in engagement with the stop.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, of indicates a supporting frame comprising 2 rectangular frames 1 and 2, arranged parallel with one another in upright position, and connected at the top and bottom by end bars 3 and 4f, the whole skeleton frame for supporting the bread trays a, a, a etc. Preferably, the supporting frame is made of angle iron and it is mounted upon casters 5, on which it may be moved from place to frame, as shown, is suitably braced by bars 6. The angle irons which form the rear uprights 2* porting frame are provided with spaced perforations through which hinge rods 7 exetc., are mounted upon these hinge rods so ,that the forward ends of the trays may be raised or lowered. The angle irons 1, which form the uprights for the'front of the or rests 8 for supporting the forward sides of the trays when the trays are in the horizontal position. As shown in Figs. 3 and 6, each stop is L-shaped and is secured 5 against the rear side of the part 1 of the angle iron and is spaced a short distance view of one of said fit-,

of the sup- I trays a, a

are provided with stops.

from the part 1, so'that when th trays are resting against the stops the upright part 8 of each stop will be within the angle formed by a front bar 9 and an end bar 9 ofa tray, and the structure as a whole is made more rigid by the close fitting of the trays between the front" uprights and the stops. The hinge bears 7 also serve to stiffen the supporting frame.

, Each tray is provided at its forward orfreely movable side with a fitting shown in detail in Figs. 4 and 5,'this fitting comprising a part c, which is fixed to the front angle bar of the tray at its center, and alink (Z which is pivotally connected to the part c. The part c, as shown, is composed of a metal bar or strap having an upright portion 11 which is riveted against the inner side of the front bar of the tray, a rearneath the wire strands 13 of the tray, a downwardly and forwardly turned hooked part 14, and the lower end of the upright part 11 isbent to form an eye 15 in which is fitted the link d. Upon the central part of the upper front cross bar 1 of the sup porting frame is secured a rod or strap 0, which extends rearwardly and thence downwardly and forwardly to form a hook 14 adapted to receive the link 7 most tray a. The link (Z on the tray a is adapted to engage the hook it on the tray immediately above it, and similarly, the links on the successively lower trays are adapted to engage the hooks on the trays next above them.

The purpose of rangement between the trays is to facilitate the placing of the bread on the trays and re moval of the bread therefrom. Thus, assuming that all of the trays are in horizontal position and loaded with bread, the unloading will commence at the topmost tray or shelf, and after this tray has been unloaded, it will be raised to the inclined position shown and linked to the hook 1%. This will increase the space between the uppermost tray and the one next below it so that the workman can more readily remove the bread from the second tray from the top. After this second tray has been emp tied, it, in turn, will be swung upward and hooked to the topmost. tray, thus widening the working space over the third tray in the series. As the several trays in succession are emptied, they will be swung upward and providing the linking ar- 'wardly extending portion 12 which lies behooked to the trays above until the rack has been unloaded. In loading the rack, all of the trays except the lowermost one will be linked together and suspended in the inclined position. After the lowermost tray has been loaded, the next tray above it will be unhooked and lowered to the horizontal position and loaded, and this method of operating will be continued until the rack is full. The additional working space between the trays provided by the described arrangement of parts is illustrated in Fig. 3 between the trays a and 0, and in Fig. 2 between the trays a. and 015. The hooks and links for connecting the trays together and suspending the same are made as units, all alike, and readily attached to the trays.

What I claim is: Q

1. In a bread rack, a supporting frame, a series of trays, each comprising a rectangular frame, said trays hinged at their rear sides to said supporting frame, stops for supporting the forward sides of the trays, means for supporting the forward side of the uppermost tray above its stop, and fittings on each of the several lower trays for detachably connecting the trays together. each fitting comprising a metal bar secured to the front bar of the tray and having a rearwardly and downwardly extending hooked portion and an eye in its front portion, and a link engaging said eye and adapted to engage the hook on the next tray above.

2. In a bread rack, a supporting comprisin front and rear uprights, the former L-s raped in cross section, hinge rods supported in the rear uprights, trays comprising rectangular metal frames having their rear sides mounted on said rods, stops on the inner sides of said front uprightsl said stops havin upward )rojections spaced from the uprig its, and the front and end bars of said trays adapted to fit between said projections and said front uprights, means for supporting the front side of the topmost tray away from its stops, and means for detachably connecting the forward sides of the several trays serially together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WARREN L. BAKER.

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